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P. SEIPELT.

ALBUM STAND.

No. 858,763. Patented Dec. 7, 1886.

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FRIEDRICH SEIPELT, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

ALBUM-STAND.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 353.763, dated December 7, 1886.

Application filed May 28, 1886. Serial No. 203,495. (No modeLl To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRIEDRICH SEI'PELT, of the city, county, and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in AlbunrStands, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an improved stand for albums, pictures, and similar articles, which stand can be conveniently folded up when not required for use, so as to take up less room and be shipped with greater convenience; and the invention consists of an 'albunrstand the main portion of which is provided with a hinged brace and stay, and with stops for stopping the same when in inclined position to the main portion. The rest-piece of the album is pivoted to the main portion so as to fold in one plane therewith, supported by a transverse stop when lowered, as will be more fully described hereinafter, and finally be pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings,Figure 1 represents a perspective View of my improved album-stand. Fig. 2is a front view of the same as folded up. Fig. 3 is an end View of the same, and Fig. 4 shows a modification.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

A in the drawings represents the main portion of my improved album-stand, which is made of wire or tubing.

B is the brace or stay by which the main portion is supported in inclined position. The brace Bis pivoted to the main portion and bent of wire, provided with stops 1) b, that are soldered, riveted, or otherwise attached to the upper part of the brace and bent upward from the same in such a manner that they extend back of the main portion and abut against the same when the brace is placed to an inclination thereto, so as to support the main portion, as shown in Fig. 1, and in dotted lines in Fig. 3.

The rest or support 0 for the album is pivoted to the main portion at dd in such anianner that it can be foldedin one plane with the same, as shown in Fig. 2. It is supported at right angles, or nearly so, to the main portion by a transverse piece, D, which is riveted to the main portion somewhat below the pivots d d, so that when the rest-piece O is folded in the same plane with the main portion its lower ends abut against the transverse piece D, so as to be retained in position. hen lowered, the transverse piece D serves as a support or rest for the piece 0. The stops may be formed, as shown in Fig. 4:, by passing the ends I) of the wire forming the top of the brace through the side bars of the main portion and then bending said ends toward each other behind said side bars.

The advantages of my improved albumstand are thatthe rest piece or support for the album can be folded in line with the main portion, and that the pivoted brace can also be folded up against the same, while it is stopped at the proper inclination when moved away from the same.

I am aware that easels and stands have been constructed with a main frame and brace pivoted to the main frame, and rods and chains for preventing the lower ends of the brace and main chains from separating too far, and thus holding the easel in upright position.

Having thus described myinvention. I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent 1. The combination, in a frame, of a main portion, with a brace having a crosspiece that is pivoted to the shanks of the main portion,

and of stops projecting from the cross-piece of the pivoted brace adjacent to the pivoted ends of said cross-piece, substantially as shown and described.

2. In an album-stand, the combination, with a main portion having a riveted transverse front piece, with a rest that is pivoted to the main portion above said front piece, the sides of the rest-piece being extended below the pivots, so as to abut against the transverse front piece when folded in line with the main portion, substantially as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed my name in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

FRIEDRICH SEIPELT.

Witnesses:

CARL KARP, MARTIN PETRY. 

